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A pair of $6.5 million-dollar arches tower 80 feet above Las Vegas Boulevard on Monday, Aug. 31 ...
A pair of $6.5 million-dollar arches tower 80 feet above Las Vegas Boulevard on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, in Las Vegas. Construction of the "gateway to downtown" is slated to be complete in September. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenkschmidttt
A pair of $6.5 million-dollar arches tower 80 feet above Las Vegas Boulevard next to The STRAT ...
A pair of $6.5 million-dollar arches tower 80 feet above Las Vegas Boulevard next to The STRAT on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, in Las Vegas. Construction of the "gateway to downtown" is slated to be complete in September. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenkschmidttt
A pair of $6.5 million-dollar arches tower 80 feet above Las Vegas Boulevard on Monday, Aug. 31 ...
A pair of $6.5 million-dollar arches tower 80 feet above Las Vegas Boulevard on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, in Las Vegas. Construction of the "gateway to downtown" is slated to be complete in September. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenkschmidttt
The lettering to spell "The City of Las Vegas" is in process on the 80-foot-tall arch ...
The lettering to spell "The City of Las Vegas" is in process on the 80-foot-tall arches being constructed above Las Vegas Boulevard on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, in Las Vegas. Construction of the "gateway to downtown" is slated to be complete in September. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenkschmidttt
A pair of $6.5 million-dollar arches tower 80 feet above Las Vegas Boulevard on Monday, Aug. 31 ...
A pair of $6.5 million-dollar arches tower 80 feet above Las Vegas Boulevard on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, in Las Vegas. Construction of the "gateway to downtown" is slated to be complete in September. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenkschmidttt
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September 1, 2020 - 11:24 am
 
Updated September 1, 2020 - 11:30 am

The famous “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign may be getting a run for its money.

A new, illuminated blue archway that crosses over Las Vegas Boulevard between St. Louis and Bob Stupak avenues is nearly completed and will soon welcome visitors to downtown Las Vegas.

Construction of the $6.5 million and 80-foot-tall gateway arches kicked off in March and will be completed this month.

The crisscrossing archway suspends a sign that reads “Las Vegas” in a vintage script. The triangular shape of the sign is evocative of Betty Willis’ ‘Fabulous’ design.

The new, bright blue arches located near the showgirl installation at Las Vegas Boulevard and Main Street mark an ongoing effort to update infrastructure and signage in and around downtown Las Vegas.

Contact Janna Karel at jkarel@reviewjournal.com. Follow @jannainprogress on Twitter.

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